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7.17.2008

This upma with raw rice is my favourite. It is called Arisi upma and it is a very well-known tiffen item in south India. The preparation is very simple and this dish is delicious with coconut chutney. However my favourite side dish for this food is tomato chutney.

Ingredients:

Raw Rice (Pacha Arisi) - 1 cupOnion 1 cup (optional)

whole black pepper - 1tsp

Channa dal 2tsp

Red Chillies 3 to 4Mustard Seeds ½ tspCumin Seeds 1 tspCurry Leaves

Hing (Asafoetida) 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste1 tbsp Oil

Method:

It is advised to soak the rice for 4 hrs and dry them in hot sun before grinding. However, I do it without this step. Either way it tastes great. But, if you want to follow the correct way of doing this dish, I would suggest you to dry the rice before using it for this preparation.

Coarsely grind the rice and the whole pepper it in a mixer/blender, little by little so that all the rice are evenly broken.

You can either do this with pressure cooker or you can also use a heavy based vessel or kadai.